Homebrewed Christianity

John Cottingham is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of Reading and Honorary Fellow, St John’s College, Oxford University. He is co-editor and translator of the three-volume Cambridge edition of The Philosophical Writings of Descartes. He was formerly an editor of Ratio, the international journal of analytic philosophy, president of the British Society for the Philosophy of Religion, Chairman of the British Society for the History of Philosophy, and president of the Aristotelian Society. Recently John was recognized as one of the 25 most influential living philosophers.

In the conversation we discuss:

* John’s ongoing relationship with Descartes

* How most philosophers get Descartes wrong and his spiritual dimension

* The task and challenge for the philosopher of religion

* The nature of religious knowledge

* Deity and the depth dimension

* Modernity and the disenchantment of nature

* Meaning, value, consciousness, and awareness are things to make sense of for the philosopher

* The relationship of theory and praxis in the study of religion

*  Intimations of the transcendence and determinate religion

* Making sense of the return of religion without God

* Personal and intellectual integration

* Previous guest, Fiona Ellis, introduced me to John. If you enjoyed this episode then check out Fiona’s visit here.

Books By John Cottingham

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In Search of the Soul: A Philosophical Essay

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Philosophy of Religion: Towards A More Humane Approach

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The Spiritual Dimension: Religion, Philosophy and Human Value

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Why Believe?

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On the Meaning of Life (Thinking in Action)

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How Can I Believe?: A Little Book Of Guidance

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How to Believe

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Descartes

Dr. Aaron Simmons is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Furman University. He returns to the podcast for some seriously nerdy fun. For real. It was tons of fun. On top of nerdy things, we discussed parenting in lockdown, 90s music, off-roading, nostalgic film selection, teenagers, and more.

* Aaron’s website with lots of links and goodies

* Here’s Aaron’s twitter

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A Lived Theology of The Encounter: Deconstructive Selfhood and the Religion of DMX

* His previous visits to the podcast include…”Smells Like Teenage Phenomenology” &

“Whose Christianity, Which Postmodernism?”

* Youtube Channel, “Philosophy for Where We Find Ourselves”:

* TedX Speaker: “The Failure of Success”

Dr. Bruce Rogers-Vaughn is a Public Theologian & Scholar, Psychotherapist, Teacher, and Advocate for Radical Care.

Check out his book: Caring for Souls in a Neoliberal Age

Here's Bruce's previous visit to the podcast

https://trippfuller.com/2019/06/12/bruce-rogers-vaughn-the-neo-liberal-attack-on-the-soul/

 

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Peter Rollins returns to the podcast and we have a bunch of fun.

Some of Pete's previous visits

• Peter Rollins Casts Out a Demon & Plans a Middle School Purity Retreat #theologybeercamp
• Tony Jones & Peter Rollins on #TheGreatDebacle
• Soapbox Blabbery with Peter Rollins & Tony Jones
• Paul w/ Daniel Kirk & Peter Rollins
• Paul: Rupture, Revelation, & Revolution [High Gravity class w/ Peter Rollins]
• Plundering Religion with Kester Brewin, Peter Rollins, & Barry Taylor #Mutiny
• Bootlegged Christianity with Philip Clayton, Jack Caputo, Bill Mallonee, Peter Rollins, & Jay Bakker
• #PodcastDay Surprise with @PeterRollins
• Revelation of Darkness LIVE Event: Taylor’s F-it Theology, Rollins reaches behind the curtain

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I am pumped to have Andy Root back on the podcast!

Plus… we are doing a GIANT BOOK GIVEAWAY… 

And….

announcing a special summer reading group – Religion & the Spiritual Crisis: Ministry in a Secular Age.

Andrew Root is the Carrie Olson Baalson Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary, USA. He writes and researches in areas of theology, ministry, culture, and younger generations.  His most recent books are The Congregation in a Secular Age (Baker, 2021), The End of Youth Ministry? (Baker, 2020), The Pastor in a Secular Age: Ministry to People Who No Longer Need God (Baker, 2019), Faith Formation in a Secular Age (Baker, 2017), and Exploding Stars, Dead Dinosaurs, and Zombies: Youth Ministry in the Age of Science (Fortress Press, 2018).  Andy has worked in congregations, parachurch ministries, and social service programs. He lives in St. Paul with his wife Kara, two children, Owen and Maisy, and their dog. When not reading, writing, or teaching, Andy spends far too much time watching TV and movies.

How can faith be formed in a Secular Age?

In a world longing for enchantment but too cynical to accept it, pastors can understandably feel irrelevant and confused. The speed and rhythm of life are unsettling and decentering. In this class, we hope to provide a helpful overview of how our world became so disenchanted and what it might look like to attend to God in a world that has forgotten how to do so. Through a conversation with Charles Taylor & Hartmut Rosa, we intend to wrestle with the currents of culture and the task of embodying and inviting people into the life of faith.

Dr. Gerardo Marti is a professor of Sociology at Davidson in North Carolina. His research centers around race-ethnicity, religion, identity, inequality, and social change. Through his research, he works to uncover the dynamics of contemporary issues like diversity, religious innovation, and political power. In this conversation, we not only get a vision of sociology of religion as a field but look at a number of Gerardo's research projects. It is also an amazingly fun conversation!

Here's a few of his books to check out:

American Blindspot: Race, Class, Religion, and the Trump Presidency

The Deconstructed Church: Understanding Emerging Christianity

The Glass Church: Robert H. Schuller, the Crystal Cathedral, and the Strain of Megachurch Ministry

Latino Protestants in America: Growing and Diverse

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Long time friend of the podcast - Tony Jones - is back. This episode includes a bit of storytelling about origins of the podcast, the emerging church movement, and thoughts about the church post-collapse .

We talk about...

• That one time with discussed demons on a roof with Greg Boyd and NT Wright
• The Phyllis Tickle beer
• the origin story of homebrewed
• we edited a bunch of stories out of the podcast... also for clarity Homebrewed started as a theology pub group with rewritable CDs and then became a podcast... so the blog/group is 15 years and the podcast 13 years old.
• once Anthony Smith and Scot McKnight hung out at the cigar store I had a Bible study in. This store is awesome.
• Tony makes me awkward with kindness
• Why I am a hobbit and Sanco Panza?
• What is it like to stay in a hotel together?
• What was the biggest failure of the emerging church movement?
• Emergent Village was lots of fun and full of really cool friends.
• When the internet trolls finally apologize
• How our minds have changed
• What Mainline Protestants did with emerging church leaders... youth ministers
• Will the American church or democracy die first?
• Does Tripp or Tony think the world is more f*cked?
• the task of learning how to be human in community again
• Tripp tries hard not to vent about Boomers
• "we don't deserve any of this sh!t"
• Tripp's lockdown nightmare reflections are depressing
• would the emerging church movement have survived with Twitter?
• how horrible is platform building?
• i like being Tony's friend
• tony and tripp's post-collapse retirement podcast plan

A Few Previous Podcast Visits with Tony

• Devilpalooza: N.T. Wright, Richard Beck, Greg Boyd, Tony Jones and Duke!

• Soapbox Blabbery with Peter Rollins & Tony Jones

• Tony Jones & Peter Rollins on #TheGreatDebacle

• Did God Kill Jesus? w/ Tony Jones

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Dr. Petra Carlsson is an Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Stockholm School of Theology and a minister of the Lutheran Church of Sweden. It was a blast discussing her work and how radical material theology moves between the seminary classroom and the congregation.

Be wise and go check out her YouTube channel. So zesty.

Check out her books:

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Avantgarde Art and Radical Material Theology: A Manifesto (Routledge Focus on Religion)

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Foucault, Art, and Radical Theology: The Mystery of Things (Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies)

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Mysticism as Revolt: Foucault, Deleuze, and Theology Beyond Representation

Joerg Rieger is Distinguished Professor of Theology and the Cal Turner Chancellor’s Chair of Wesleyan Studies. He is also the founding director of the Wendland-Cook Program in Religion and Justice.

For more than two decades he has worked to bring together theology and the struggles for justice and liberation that mark our age. His work addresses the relation of theology and public life, reflecting on the misuse of power in religion, politics, and economics. His main interest is in developments and movements that bring about change and in the positive contributions of religion and theology. His constructive work in theology draws on a wide range of historical and contemporary traditions, with a concern for manifestations of the divine in the pressures of everyday life.

Previous Podcasts with Joerg & Tripp

• Joerg Rieger: Jesus vs Caesar 

• Different Gods, Different Religions?

• Wild Goose Theology Happy Hour with Joerg Rieger and Emilie Townes

• The Economy, Election, Ayn Rand-Ryan-Romney, Occupy, & More

• Occupy the Church! Rita Nakashima Brock, Joerg Rieger, & Christophe Ringer

• Economics, Theology, and Discipleship

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"John Polkinghorne said his being a physicist-priest might strike some like being a vegetarian-butcher. But in his writings, speaking, teaching, and ministry, he showed one could affirm the best of both science and theology. John died on March 9, 2021. I was privileged to work with him on several projects, including a book we called The Polkinghorne Reader. It included what he thought was the best excerpts from his various books. Tripp and I talked about his influential work as an open theist in the science-and-religion dialogue. Enjoy as we explore his ground-breaking ideas!" - Thomas Jay Oord

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